Financial Privacy Campaign

• Alaska governor signs strong new ID theft law

• CU says Social Security numbers need protection

• Things to consider when deciding whether to place a Security Freeze

• FTC: 8.3 million identity theft victims in U.S.

• Federal legislators tell consumer reporting agencies to improve the security freeze

• ID theft freeze available nationwide on Nov. 1

• Frequently asked questions about security freeze

• Costly credit-monitoring services offer limited fraud protection

• Powerful ID theft protection goes nationwide

• TransUnion offering security freeze nationwide

• CR Poll: Americans want identity theft protections

• Summary of Social Security Number Privacy Legislation

• 39 states lets consumers freeze credit files

• No "free" lunch on some credit report sites

• CU praises Senate Identity theft legislation

• Consumers Union letter on S. 495

• Consumers Union letter on S. 1178

• President's ID Theft Task Force's Plan Falls Short

• TJX data security breach puts millions at risk

• Consumer groups support measure to require notice of security breaches

• More consumers can freeze credit files as of January 1, 2007

• Consumer groups recommend more action to President's Identity Theft Task Force

• Consumer Reports investigation warns your privacy is for sale

• Model State Clean Credit and Identity Theft Protection Act

• Consumer Groups Oppose Move to Pass Weak Data Security Bill

• CU supports requiring data brokers to abide fairly in contracts to Homeland Security

• Competing House bills offer different levels of protection on ID theft

• 26.5 million veterans at risk for identity theft

• Request that the VA inform veterans about the right to place a security freeze on their credit files

• Veterans in some states can freeze access to credit files to stop identity thieves

• Millions of veterans at risk for identity theft following data breach

• CU supports efforts to guard privacy of your tax returns (letter)

• House bill provides key protections against identity theft

• Letter to the House supporting data security

• House panel votes to gut existing state identity theft laws

• Consumer and Privacy Groups’ Letter to House Financial Services Committee Opposing H.R. 3997

• Proposed AZ identity theft safeguard too costly for consumers

• CU teams up with Montana Attorney General on ID theft protection

• Record penalty: A wake-up call for tougher ID theft protections?

• DATA bill will not effectively help deal with the very real threat of ID theft

• House panel guts security breach notice provision to curtail ID theft

• Forty-seven Attorneys General Submit Letter to Congress Regarding Information Security and Identity Theft

• S. 1789 will provide consumers with some significant protections from potential data breaches

• NJ Governor signs ID theft protections into law

• Oversight Hearing on Data Security, Data Breach Notices, Privacy and Identity Theft

• More states giving consumers power to freeze credit files

• Connecticut Governor signs identity theft bill into law

• 10 million Americans at risk of ID theft from data security breaches

• Illinois Governor signs identity theft protections into law

• CardSystems' security breach shows need for stronger safeguards

• Court orders more proceedings on California financial privacy law

• Colorado consumers get powerful new identity theft protection

• Identity theft victims get new protections in Washington state

• Senate Committee to Consider ID Theft Issues at April 13 Hearing

• Article Highlights Need for ID Theft Protections

• CU supports bill to provide national notice of data security breaches

• Lexis-Nexis security breach puts more consumers at risk of ID theft

• ChoicePoint ID theft scandal prompts bill to rein in information brokers

• Letter to Sen. Nelson and Rep Markey in support of the Information Protection & Security Act

• Letter endorsing legislation in Congress to improve security requirements and consumer rights

• Bank of America computer tape loss puts 1.2 million at risk of ID theft

• Stronger ID theft protections urged in wake of ChoicePoint Fraud

• Freeze Identity Thieves Out of Consumers' Credit Files

• Medicare cards pose identity theft risk for seniors

• Consumers face risk from the use of Social Security numbers on Medicare cards

• Response letter from CMS regarding social security numbers on Medicare cards